Snow driving thread.

[InvaderGIR]

As there is all sorts of talk about driving in snow in the show us your motors thread, I thought I'd bring it into a new thread.



Anyone else been enjoying driving in the snow, ice and slush lately? I know I have...apart from when stuck behind slow drivers that don't understand the basic principles of driving.

EDIT:

Also, how many of you have been complying legally with the snow?



The car has been covered in snow a few days, and this is how it should look before you drive off. Any of you the silly people that just drive off with it covered in snow?

[aspdend]

I can't believe the number of people I've seen who just rub out small patches of snow from the windows and windscreen and reckon that's good enough so drive around with it like that!! Morons

[Nifty]

Yeah some of the cars around here look like igloos on wheels!

[Robin]

I have much fail to report:

1. Sitting with your wheels spinning in first gear. Wheels spinning means its not working idiot! Try second... SECOND... SECOND!!!

2. as pointed out above make sure all windows are clear... don't just clear a letterbox hole at eye level...

3. Pouring boiling water over the windscreen.... fail.

[Nifty]

I see a lot of expensive cars left unattended with their engines running at the moment. If only I knew a good fence...

[wonderlust]

people in 4 wheel drives travelling at high speed, just because they have grip to move doesn't mean they have grip to stop...

[DoubleTop]

where you in Reading earlier

[wonderlust]

no, got enough idiots down here

[cruciate]

2. as pointed out above make sure all windows are clear... don't just clear a letterbox hole at eye level...

But its soooo cold! Clear as much as I need to be able to see straight forward and hope the heater will do the rest!!!!













PS Actually I keep my car in the garage and don't drive looking through a tank turret sized hole

[Col]

My neighbour came out to have a talk with me the other day. They have a sign up saying "Private drive - no turning" even though there are three other houses down there. Usually, I will comply and drive down to the turning circle to turn round. It's no big deal. But we're on a fairly steep hill and the truning circle is notorious for filling up with ice. So seeing as the "private" drive is just opposite my house, I used it to turn my car round. I like my car to face up the hill when I park so that I can just jump in and go when I need to, rather than first thing being to have to turn around.

I just said to them, "Surely you can appreciate that it is far safer to turn around here than it is down there, where I might not be able to get back up the hill. For the sake of spoiling your view of the same road which you see every single day for 10 seconds, I really don't think it's worth the risk."

[cinek]

I just said to them, "Surely you can appreciate that it is far safer to turn around here than it is down there, where I might not be able to get back up the hill. For the sake of spoiling your view of the same road which you see every single day for 10 seconds, I really don't think it's worth the risk."

I bet he was pleased with that answer

[Faz]

people in 4 wheel drives travelling at high speed, just because they have grip to move doesn't mean they have grip to stop...

This...

Such idiots. Seriously.

[clemos]

I cleared all the snow of my car before I drove off, but we've only had it like once a few weeks back. It still gets icey/slushy now and then but nothing major.

[cinek]

when I had a car, I always made sure none of the windows, lights were covered in snow & of course the reg. Didn't really care about the rest...... oh and always cleared a bit of the roof, so that when I get in, the snow doesn't fall in lol

[Col]

when I had a car, I always made sure none of the windows, lights were covered in snow & of course the reg. Didn't really care about the rest...... oh and always cleared a bit of the roof, so that when I get in, the snow doesn't fall in lol

I always clear my windows, lights, registration plates, mirrors, around the doors so that no snow falls in and the bonnet. One time I left the snow on the bonnet not thinking that it'd blow up in my face (well, all over the windscreen) as soon as I did 30mph! So now I always clear the bonnet too.